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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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almarst2002 - 11:18pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11941 of 11966)

Iraq and Afghanistan Both Worse Off Under US Control, Rational Suicide Found to be Norm and Normal - http://www.oss.net/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=1112

lchic - 11:22pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11942 of 11966)
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bbbuck's self-examination

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Xl8bTK4aco.1776461@.f28e622/13559

almarst2002 - 11:27pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11943 of 11966)

From Haiti to Afghanistan to Iraq, America Has Failed the Final Test in War--"Big Hat, No Cattle" - http://www.oss.net/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=1099

... AND NO SHAME EITHER ...

lchic - 11:28pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11944 of 11966)
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Little shareholders gutwave revolt is finding a BIG voice

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1796174#Static

"" WHEN the public mood changes, the realisation can take time to sink in. Behaviour that was once acceptable can overnight come to be seen as outrageous.

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When 'money' becomes 'scarce' the 'greedy' are too obvious!

almarst2002 - 11:30pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11945 of 11966)

"Seems the US prentends to be a democracy - but - by offloading (and forgetting) the American people are too idle to fulful an aspect of government they should attend to"

SHOULDN'T WE THANK The MESSANGERS, including NYT?

lchic - 11:31pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11946 of 11966)
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Ignorant + arrogant

"" ... Where this has broken down is within the U.S. military, where a combination of ignorant appointed civilians and arrogant uniformed generals has led to a most casual "we don't do sewing machines" dismissal of the need to plan and budget for robust emergency services, relief, and reconstruction.

http://www.oss.net/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=1099

almarst2002 - 11:32pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11947 of 11966)

When 'WARS' and EMPIRES becomes 'scarce' the 'remained' are too obvious!

lchic - 11:35pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11948 of 11966)
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The NYT - must have problems wrt being seen as an independent news source when